Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Planned Parenthood says it’s closing four of its 12 clinics in Iowa after the Republican-led Legislature cut its state funding. Local affiliate Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said Thursday the closings will reduce its facilities in the state that provide abortions from eight to five. Republican lawmakers agreed last session to give up millions in federal Medicaid money to create a state-run family planning program that excludes organizations that provide abortions.
PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say a 16-year-old girl found dead last week in the central Iowa home where she lived weighed just 56 pounds and was severely malnourished. Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn said Thursday at a news conference that Sabrina Ray was found dead inside the Perry home Friday evening after a 911 call was placed from the home. Vaughn says the girl’s adoptive parents have been arrested and each charged with child endangerment resulting in death and other counts.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Norwalk man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the heroin overdose death of a West Des Moines woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Des Moines Register reports that 30-year-old Travis West was sentenced Wednesday in Polk County District Court. A jury found West guilty in March of involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa police supervisor with a history of misconduct has been demoted after an off-duty road rage incident in which he was drinking and grabbed a driver by the neck. A disciplinary decision shows that Waterloo Police Chief Daniel Trelka believed he could have fired Lt. Corbin Payne for failures in “judgment, discipline, professionalism, and integrity.” But Trelka instead demoted Payne, while acknowledging his service exposes the city to liability for “negligent retention.”
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